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Sweden to test new drone swarm technology, defence minister says
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Posted on January 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
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Posted on January 13, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 27, 2026
Sweden plans to test Saab's drone swarm technology during Arctic Strike, aiming to enhance defense capabilities as a new NATO member.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - NATO's newest member Sweden will test new drone swarm technology developed by defence equipment group Saab and the Nordic country's armed forces, Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Monday.
Jonson told a news conference the army will test the technology, which was developed over the past year, during the upcoming Arctic Strike exercise.
"We will need to take some risks to build a stronger defence capability faster than we normally do," he said.
Jonson said the technology allows swarms of drones of different sizes to form and then solve tasks autonomously. "With these drone swarms it is possible to conduct both reconnaissance, positioning and identification".
Sweden joined the Western defence alliance NATO in March 2024 as a result of Russia's war in Ukraine and plans to increase defence spending to reach 2.6% of GDP in 2028, compared with 2.2% in 2024.
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(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Stine Jacobsen)
Sweden is testing new drone swarm technology developed by Saab and its armed forces.
The technology will be tested during the upcoming Arctic Strike exercise.
Sweden joined NATO in March 2024, largely due to the security concerns arising from Russia's war in Ukraine.
Sweden plans to increase its defense spending to 2.6% of GDP by 2028, up from 2.2% in 2024.
The drone swarms can conduct reconnaissance, positioning, and other tasks autonomously.
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